Utility Potholing & Vacuum Excavation Services in Florida
Non-destructive vacuum excavation to safely expose, verify, and measure buried utilities. Our potholing services eliminate the guesswork — you see exactly where utilities are before any heavy excavation begins.
What Is Utility Potholing & Vacuum Excavation Services?
Utility potholing — also called vacuum excavation or hydrovac excavation — is the process of using pressurized water or air combined with a vacuum to excavate small test holes around suspected utility locations. This allows engineers, contractors, and locating technicians to visually verify and precisely measure the depth, size, and condition of buried utilities without risking damage from mechanical excavation.
Why You Need This Service
Even after utility locating, exact depths can vary significantly from as-built records. Before critical crossings, parallel excavations, or any work near high-risk utilities, potholing provides definitive confirmation of what's there. It's the only way to achieve SUE Level A quality data — the highest standard in subsurface utility engineering. Florida excavation verification services are provided by our affiliated division, US Utility Potholing.
Florida Excavation Verification
In Florida, utility potholing and vacuum excavation services are performed in coordination with our affiliated division, US Utility Potholing — specialists in safe utility exposure and verification.
How It Works
Locate First
We perform full EM and GPR utility locating to identify all buried utilities before any excavation begins.
Vacuum Excavation
Using pressurized water or air and a vacuum, we safely dig precise test holes over located utilities.
Visual Verification
Utilities are visually exposed and measured for exact depth, material type, size, and condition.
Document & Backfill
All findings are documented and photographed. Test holes are cleanly backfilled after verification.
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